Boarding

How does one move a horse to a new barn successfully? Horses are sensitive creatures so with proper care and attention. A good friend of mine recently contacted me as her current boarding facility was — instead of making her equestrian experience — breaking it due to a personality conflict and other complexities of a…

Having financial issues with boarders is a common problem in the horse industry. Often, a boarder will get behind on monthly board payments but what happens when a boarder seemingly pays his/her bills, but in fact turns out to be writing fraudulent checks to barn owner? The appearance is that the boarder is taking care its…

With spring upon us and everyone getting back out to ride, preparing to show and event, it is the scene that every barn owner dreads, a rider-less horse galloping by with stirrups flapping in the wind. Picture a barn owner who runs a successful and lucrative boarding, breeding, and training operation. One day a boarder,…

Question: Should you have a “no dogs” policy at your barn? Answer: It depends. Many horse-lovers are also often dog-lovers and therefore, enjoy the experience of bringing their dogs out to the barn when they come out to ride. It affords dogs the opportunity to be in the fresh air and around the horses…

What should a stable consider in protecting itself when a boarder has a guest that frequently rides their horse – often more frequently than the boarder? There is no boarding agreement executed with this person because they are not the party paying for the horse and its upkeep. In light of this atypical relationship, how…

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Washingtonian, attorney, equine law, horse enthusiast, and fashionista. I started this blog to track my research on topics impacting the horse industry and to serve as a resource for those in the equestrian, agricultural, gaming, entertainment, recreation, and business communities.

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